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The Rural Voice, 1981-10, Page 37THE RURAL FAMILY TANGY APPLE COLESLAW 375mL thinly sliced cabbage 125 mL thinly sliced celery 125 mL shredded carrot 250 mL diced unpeeled red apple 15 mLsesame seed 50 mL oil 3 mLsalt 30 mL vinegar 1 mLcelery seed Mix together cabbage, celery, carrot, apple and sesame seed. Combine remain- ing ingredients. Pour over salad and toss. Chill. Serve in lettuce cups, if desired. 6 servings. APPLE CHICKEN SALAD 750mL diced cooked chicken or turkey 250 mL diagonally sliced celery 50 mL chopped unpeeled red apple 50 mL slivered almonds 3 mL salt 0.5 mL pepper 0.5 mLcinnamon 25 mL finely chopped green onion 25 mL shredded carrot 12SmL mayonnaise or salad dressing Paprika Combine all ingredients except paprika. Toss lightly and chill. Garnish with paprika. Serve in lettuce cups, if desired. 6 servings. APPLE BREAD 500 mL sifted all-purpose flour 15 mL baking powder 175rL sugar 2 mL cinnamon 5 mL salt 2 eggs 75 nil. melted butter 125mL milk 125 mL raisins 375 mL grated, peeled apple Sift dry ingredients together. Combine eggs, butter and milk. Add to dry ingredients, mixing just enough to moist- en. Add raisins and apple. Turn into greased 23 x 12 cm loaf pan. Bake at 180 degrees C until skewer inserted in center comes out clean (about 1% h). Makes 1 loaf. MAPLE APPLE CRISP 1.5 L sliced, peeled apples (5 to 6 medium apples) 150 mL maple syrup 125 mL all-purpose flour 125 mL rolled oats 125 mL brown sugar 1 mL salt 125 mL butter Arrange apples in greased 20 cm square baking dish. Pour maple syrup over apples. Combine flour, rolled oats, brown sugar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. Sprinkle topping over apples. Bake at 190 degrees C until apples are tender and topping is lightly browned (about 35 min). 6 servings. BAKED APPLES 6 medium apples 25 mL butter 125 mL brown sugar 1 mL cinnamon 1 mL salt 100 mLwater Core apples. Make a cut about 1 cm deep around each apple near the top to prevent skin splitting during baking; place in baking pan. Cream butter, sugar, cinnamon and salt and fill centers of apples. Add water to pan. Baked uncov- ered at 190 degrees C until tender (McIntosh and similar firm varieties bake in 25 to 30 min; Northern Spy and other firmer varieties may take up to SO min). 6 servings. Variations: Try one of the following fillings instead of, or in combination with, sugar mixture; add raisins, currants, candied ginger, cut peel or chopped nuts to sugar mixture; use mincement, cran- berry sauce or jam in place of sugar mixture; top each apple with a marshmal- low or a spoonful of meringue, 10 min. before baking is completed. HOT SPICED APPLE PUNCH 2 cans (1.36 L each) apple juice 25 mL sugar 8 whole cloves 4 cinnamon sticks 5 mLwhole allspice 2 mL nutmeg Combine ingredients. Bring to boil and simmer 15 min. Strain. Serve hot, with cinnamon sticks, if desired. Makes about 2.5 L. THE RURAL VOICE/OCTOBER 1981 PG. 35